Isaiah 20:3:13Isa.20.3.W13TAB
עַל־מִצְרַ֖יִם
almitsrayim
“against Egypt”
- Transliteration
- al-mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- ahl-mih-tsrah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʕal.mits.raˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-mits-ra-YIM
- clause
sha-LOSH sha-NIM OT u-mo-FET al-mits-ra-YIM ve-al-KUSH
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER ha-LAKH a-ved-DI ye-sha-YA-hu a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF sha-LOSH sha-NIM OT u-mo-FET al-mits-ra-YIM ve-al-KUSH
Exegesis
The parallel prepositional phrases al-mitzrayim ve-al kush {עַל־מִצְרַיִם וְעַל־כּוּשׁ | ʿal-miṣ-rā-yim wə-ʿal-Kūš} ‘against Egypt and against Cush’ specify the audiences. The Hebrew clause sequence—speech introduction, comparative analogy, prophetic action, temporal specification, hendiadys, targeted direction—guides the English rendering to maintain both emphasis and clarity.
In context — Isaiah 20:3
And the LORD said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a wonder against Egypt and against Cush .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Isaiah 20:3, so the Hebrew word עַל־מִצְרַ֖יִם (almitsrayim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Isa.20.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.3.W13.S1) and character.